Highland Council has confirmed senior numeracy and literacy attainment figures still lag behind the national average in all areas and declined in all but two categories compared to last year.

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC said sex abuse of women and children was ‘the single greatest challenge our justice system faces’.

The Royal Navy aircraft carrier and its advanced fighter jets are committed to Nato exercise in the Mediterranean, Defence Secretary John Healey said.

Ewan McGregor said it was “amazing” to receive an outstanding contribution award from Bafta Scotland and paid tribute to his actor uncle for inspiring him as he collected the honour in Glasgow.

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood plans to rewrite how Britain grants refuge to those fleeing conflict and upheaval with a statement in the Commons.

Stars including Ewan McGregor, David Tennant and Alan Cumming have gathered for the Bafta Scotland awards in Glasgow. McGregor is to be recognised with an outstanding contribution award at the event ...

Doctor Who star David Tennant has said he would be unable to afford drama school if he were a student today, explaining he had “a full grant” when he was a pupil.

Sahara the Nubian giraffe had developed a rare kneecap condition called ‘locking stifle’, causing her leg to lock and severely limiting her mobility.

Tributes have been paid to five young people who died in a two-vehicle crash in Co Louth on Saturday night. Their names are Chloe McGee, 23, and Shay Duffy, 21, both from Carrickmacross in Co Monaghan ...

The Ministry of Defence said the missing RFA Tidesurge crew member has not been found and their family has been informed.

According to the Wikipedia page for Fergus Ewing, the man himself states that First Minister Sturgeon gave him pretty well free rein in framing Scotland's rural policy. Then, as now, it would seem he ...

Two people have been seriously injured after being struck by a quad bike in a hit-and-run incident in Edinburgh. A 15-year-old boy and a man aged 20 were taken to hospital for treatment after a quad ...